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The perimeter of a square is 48 millimeters. What is its area?

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Answer: 144 square mm

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter is 48 mm. We divide that by 4 to find the side length of the square, since each side is the same length.

48/4 = 12

Each side is 12 mm long.

This means the area of this square is 12^2 = 12*12 = 144 square mm

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